Author Archives: Erich van Rijn

“Wall Street Inferno” by Sousândrade

One of the most extraordinary poems included in Jerome Rothenberg and Jeffrey C. Robinson’s forthcoming magisterial Poems for the Millennium, Volume 3: The University of California Book of Romantic and Postromantic Poetry is Sousândrade’s (Joaquim de Sousa Andrade, 1832-1902) “Wall… Continue reading

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Bargains Galore at October 16 Super Sidewalk Book Sale

At its annual sidewalk sale on Thursday, October 11, University of California Press will sell hundreds of new and slightly scuffed books from the warehouse at a significant discount. Prices are $5 for paperbacks and $10 for hardbacks, with a… Continue reading

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Bargains Galore at October 16 Super Sidewalk Book Sale

At its annual sidewalk sale on Thursday, October 11, University of California Press will sell hundreds of new and slightly scuffed books from the warehouse at a significant discount. Prices are $5 for paperbacks and $10 for hardbacks, with a… Continue reading

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Bargains Galore at October 16 Super Sidewalk Book Sale

At its annual sidewalk sale on Thursday, October 11, University of California Press will sell hundreds of new and slightly scuffed books from the warehouse at a significant discount. Prices are $5 for paperbacks and $10 for hardbacks, with a… Continue reading

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American Institute of Biological Sciences and UC Press Announce Partnership to Publish BioScience

August 22, 2008Berkeley, California – University of California Press Journals + Digital Publishing is proud to announce that the American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS), the leading broad-based US biological research, education, and advocacy organization, has selected UC Press as… Continue reading

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Remembering 7th Street: Virtual Oakland Jazz and Blues

The UC Berkeley Journalism School and Architecture Department have announced an interesting project in online history. From their website: Remembering 7th Street is a project of UC Berkeley’s Journalism School and Architecture Department to re-create West Oakland in the 1940s… Continue reading

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Mahmoud Darwish, Leading Palestinian Poet, Is Dead at 67

The great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, one of the Arab world’s foremost writers, died Saturday in a Texas hospital following open-heart surgery. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, declared three days of mourning on Sunday, saying that Mr. Darwish was “the… Continue reading

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Vocal Tracks and The Laughing Spectator

In his new blog, Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media, UC Press author Jacob Smith published the following entry called, “The Laughing Spectator”: Hello, and welcome to this new blog: Vocal Tracks. Each post will include a sound recording and… Continue reading

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Share Your Favorite UC Press Books

UC Press has added links to a number of the most popular social bookmarking websites to it’s book pages. Now, you can easily share your favorite UC Press titles with your friends or with the world at large. Social bookmarking… Continue reading

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Aime Cesaire, Martinique Poet and Politician, Dies at 94

The poet and politician, Aimé Césaire, died yesterday at the age of 94. The New York Times published an obituary yesterday. The University of California Press published the Collected Poetry of Aimé Césaire in 1983. Continue reading

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